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History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Davenport
Sculpture
Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Soldiers Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Civil War Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1880.
Medium:
Figure: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 30 in. x 24 in.; Base: approx. H. 32 ft. x W. 15 ft.
Inscription:
(On upper front of base, raised:) SHILOH/DONELSON (On plaque on front of base, incised:) ERECTED BY GRATEFUL CITIZENS/OF SCOTT COUNTY,/TO THE MEMORY OF THEIR/FELLOW CITIZENS WHO DIED/IN DEFENSE OF THE UNION./1861.-1865./ERECTED 1880 (On one side of base:) VICKSBURG/PRAIRIE GROVE/(Below on plaque:) "AN HONOR TO THEIR FRIENDS AT HOME,/TO THEIR STATE AND THEIR COUNTRY."/(Five stars) "A TERROR/TO THEIR FOES."/INSPECTOR GENERAL, W. E. STRONG. (On back of base:) CORINTH/FORT BLAKLEY/(Below on plaque:) THEY DIED,/"THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE,/BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE,/MIGHT NOT PERISH FROM/THE EARTH."/A. LINCOLN (On the other side of base:) LUKA/WILSON'S CREEK/(Below on plaque:) "PROVED THEMSELVES THE BRAVEST/OF THE BRAVE."/GEN. H. W. HALLECK.
Description:
A Civil War Soldier in uniform including a cap, a cloak and a coat standing at parade rest. He is holding the barrel of his rifle with both hands and the rifle butt rests on the ground by his proper left foot. He stands upon a tall multitiered base decorated with reliefs of an anchor, cross swords, an eagle, flag and leaves. Four polished balls are on the corners of the base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Davenport
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Davenport, 226 West 4th, City Hall, Davenport, Iowa 52801
Located Central High School, 1120 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa
Remarks:
In 1865, the Lincoln Monument Association was formed to raise funds for a monument to the slain president. By 1871, only $700 had been raised and Nicholas Fejervary said he would donate $1,300 if the name and objective of the association were changed to erect a county soldiers' monument. Donations increased. IAS files contain a related pamphlet.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS IA000080
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
IA000080
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